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Reckless Behaviour (2011)

by Talia Carmichael(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0857155520 (ISBN13: 9780857155528)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Total-E-Bound

series

Impressions

review 1: Review by MM Good Book Reviews:This is the first book in this amazing series and should be read first. It will make it easier to figure out who each character is and will give you an insight into their lives. I loved this book and can honestly tell you that this is one series that you will definitely want in your library. Aiden had lost someone very important to him and now he is terrified of letting someone in.He saw this sexy young man at one of the clubs and wanted him right off the bat. However he knew he also didn't want to try. He was terrified that Enrique would leave him. He wanted him but was so damn scared. He had spent one night with him and left before Enrique woke up. What he had not expected was Enrique was going to be in his class. He learned that Enrique wa... mores not just smart but brilliant. Enrique had watched Aiden watch him while he was dancing. He knew right from the start that this was the man he wanted to be with for the rest of his life. The only problem was Aiden was fighting him all the way around. He was not about to give up though. Even when he felt like what is the point he kept flirting and touching him. Telling him over and over that he wanted him not for a one night stand but for a life mate. Even when he had over heard Aiden telling Kincaid that it was just sex he didn't want to give up. Although he did that night, but by then Aiden had realized just what he was giving up.Enrique is a twenty four year old gorgeous male with five degrees backing him up. He was so sweet and gentle but had a mean temper. He had even bought his mother a house and made her quit her job to rest and relax. He is the type of man that everyone would want as a partner. Aiden is so sexy but hard headed. Temperamental and stubborn however he like many others can change. Even though he was quite a bit older than Enrique they make the perfect couple.I love this book and can not wait to read the next one. It caught my attention from the start and kept it all the way to the end. Talia's stories come off so believable that you think that you are right there in the room with them. I would recommend reading this story, you won't be disappointed.
review 2: This could have been a great book. Premise: older professor has a one-night stand with a younger man, only to find out later the guy is one of his students! Hot, right? I said could have been great, but ultimately this book failed in its execution. As I told a friend, I cannot believe I am complaining about too much sex in a novel, but Reckless Behaviour used sex to gloss over the lack of character development and an utterly confusing plot.Told from Aidan and Enrique’s POVs, the initial encounter is sexy, but everything after that seemed forced. I never quite understood why the two protagonists liked each other because with as much time as they spent on sex, we see little interaction on the page between the two men outside the bedroom. I found Enrique had more chemistry with his two best friends, Niall and Braden, whom I was never quite sure if they were straight or gay.The main problem for me was Enrique. He was supposed to be a genius, high IQ, graduating with FIVE doctorates and he’s only twenty-four! Speaking as a two-time graduate student with two masters degrees, I found this to be ludicrous. Not even Doogie Howser could have that many degrees at that age considering the fact each PhD can take up to 3-5 years to complete. (Enrique was supposedly getting his advanced degree in physics. Now I know about this program as my niece is getting her PhD in that and she is 26 and has been in the program as a TA – like Enrique – for 3 years. She is not even close to finishing). It seemed to me the author was trying too hard to prove how smart Enrique was but forgot about how long it actually takes a student to finish one doctorate, let alone five in the American university system.My other pet peeve was that characters cursed in British slang. There were a lot of “Bloody hell!” in the dialogue, which for alleged Californians seemed out of place. Also, you needed a flowchart as the introduction of new characters was staggering and added to the confusion and lack of focus in the actual plot. Then, after the initial struggle of Aidan’s conscience about dating his graduate assistant is overcome early in the book and Enrique and him are having hot monkey sex there is little external or internal conflict to keep the story going. The only shining point for me was Enrique’s friend Niall who seems to have an unhealthy obsession/hatred with Aidan’s first boyfriend, a rock star named Roarke McBride. It made no sense in the overall plot this hatred of Roarke’s music by Niall, nor was it explained, but it was the first glimpse into a character’s personality that I saw in the book and really enjoyed. (I foresee Niall and Roarke hooking up in a later book from this tidbit.)I am sorry to say that Reckless Behaviour did not live up to its potential. I wanted to like it, but ultimately it failed on all levels. I cannot recommend this book. However, maybe the second installment will be an improvement. Aidan’s brother, Kincaid – who was actually sort of cool in this novel from what I could see – is getting his own book. A Tender Roughness (Impressions #2) is due out June 20, 2011 by TEB.Reviews by Jessewave less

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